Gilles Chervy

• Drove and guided Private Cloud, SecNumCloud, and HDS modernization and product evolution : helped ensure compliance with ANSSI guidelines for cloud security

• Managed €60M+ annual budgets, ensuring compliance, operational rigor, cost optimization, and strategic product alignment… while rapidly pivoting due to VMware changes and old-fashioned technology

• Supported key government and private/sovereign/healthcare clients, guaranteeing secure, privacy-first patient data handling

• Led a 160-person, €65M BU within a €15B global retailer to transform legacy systems into a modern, multicloud platform

• Scaled Platform to handle digital commerce growth from 10% of total sales (at the start) toward a 50% strategic e-commerce target, serving millions of daily users in 57 countries and driving significant revenue growth.

• Implemented SAFe, SRE practices, and DevOps for 2,000+ IT staff, supporting 1,200 stores globally, reducing deployment time by 40% and reaction time to incidents.

• Balanced innovation and compliance, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and technical experimentation, aligning technology rollouts with marketing & brand objectives

• Scaled infrastructure, operations, and build technology from the ground up for a 3,500-employee multinational gaming enterprise, serving millions of daily active users with near-zero downtime.

• Achieved a zero-downtime AWS Datalake migration, illustrating robust data governance & security coupled with specific countries requirements (including mainland China)

• Spearheaded Data Governance efforts in collaboration with Vivendi Group stakeholders, maintaining compliance and consistency across multiple business units.

• Deployed Workday ERP - Acting as CIO - to deliver the end-to-end worldwide implementation for 3,500 employees, streamlining HR, finance, and operational processes while demonstrating accountability to Vivendi

• Established hybrid & multicloud DevOps pipelines to enhance reliability, speed-to-market, and global product delivery, leveraging CI/CD tools (e.g., GitLab CI, Kubernetes).

• As an Acting CTO, transformed vertical tech governance into a multi-layer distributed, agile, and participative culture, fostering continuous innovation.

• Served as Tech Representative in Vivendi's "Geek Squad" governance committee, evaluating tech investment cases and guiding strategic innovations.